Propositional
(adjective)
Relating to or consisting of a proposition, especially in logic or mathematics.
Origin:
From the latin word propositiōnālis, meaning 'relating to a proposition'.
Examples:
- The propositional logic was a branch of mathematical logic that dealt with propositions.
- The propositional calculus was a system of formal logic that used propositions to derive new propositions.
- The propositional attitude was a linguistic concept that referred to the way people talked about their beliefs.
- The propositional function was a mathematical expression that evaluated to a proposition based on the values of its variables.
- The propositional content was the meaning of a proposition, independent of the words used to express it.